The sentence would (and should) remain the same. The person in jail knowingly committed a crime and as such will pay the price for it. Whether you agree with the law or not, it was still the law. Parole may be considerably easier to obtain though.

I think we should legalize marijuana in this country. Just so pot heads have nothing to talk about ever again. It does get really annoying after a while… “Hey you want to get high?” No. “Why not?” Because I’m not in the 7th grade anymore and I have things to do. Why don’t you grow up and do coke like an adult. Daniel Tosh

any prisoner who did not commit more crime while incarcerated should be retro-activly released asap, not just to save the state money, but to be humane and redeem ourselves from this prison/slave system we are still living in every day. the constitution needs to be changed for this sort of thing.

if america does not change fast and a lot, we are fucked very badly in the next 200 years.

Do you feel as though African American protesters who sat at whites only tables in the 60s were doing something wrong? Do you think Rosa Parks should have just moved to the back of the bus? Do you feel the tea party was unethical? I think people should more concern themselves with what's right, not what's legal. "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live." -Martin Luther King Jr. I wouldn't say you going 70 when everyone around you is going 50 is comparable to being imprisoned for a non-violent crime.

There ya go. Throw that "drug" sticker on there and pretend you don't watch t.v, drink, and use reddit. Oh but don't worry, those aren't drugs because they're legal (I hope I layed that sarcasm on thick enough for ya). I will answer your question though (which i'll say shouldn't be that difficult for someone to do. ;) ), Yes, if i could die so no one would be imprisoned for life, had there children taken away, or be denied medicine from a harmless plant, I would. No questions asked. I think violent discrimination, whether it be against your skin color or your personal preferences, is wrong. So just to see if we're on the same page, do you think doing something illegal is inherently wrong?

Yes. Doing something illegal is inherently wrong in my view. I have nothing against marijuana. I used to smoke a lot of pot. I dont anymore for a myriad of reasons but the main one being that it is illegal.

I will vote to make it legal, even campaign for it but until that point, I will not feel one iota of sorrow for people who continue to use it and get busted. Work with the system, not against it. That is the only way to get things done.

Also, you're putting words in my mouth. I never said (nor inferred) that things that are legal are not drugs. Alcohol is a drug, aspirin is a drug, nicotine is a drug, Marijuana is a drug. Reddit and Television are not, by definition, drugs.

P.S. You will NEVER get me to believe the fight against segregation or for voting rights for African Americans is in any way comparable to the right to eat, drink or smoke whatever you feel like. The comparison is absurd.

So you DO believe that those who fought against segregation by doing something illegal were doing something wrong? I do believe the war on "drugs" is a giant human rights violation, but that's not my point. Marijuana aside, I just can't believe someone could not think of a situation in which doing something illegal would be ethical. I am envious of your faith in the system. I would wager you also believe that the laws of a democratic society truly reflect the will of the people, and not those financially backing the ones in control. The will of the government should adjust to the will of the people, not the other way around. The later is fascism. I wouldn't say people are responsible for the reaction of there decisions if the reaction is uncalled for. That's why I don't blame people who are arrested for marijuana, and that's why I would not feel sorry for a cop being killed for ruining someones life over marijuana. If I said I would bitch slap you for smoking a cigarette, and then did, whos fault is it? The law is not above morality. Working with the system is the only way to get things done eh? So I take it those African Americans who did something illegal to protest segregation accomplished nothing? Neither did the Boston Tea Party right? P.S- A drug is by definition something that changes the way you feel mentally or physically. Making television, reddit, and dam near everything, a drug.

A substance that has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body, in particular

A medicine, esp. a pharmaceutical preparation

a new drug aimed at sufferers from Parkinson's disease

A substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, often illegally

a drug addict

mass adoration is a highly addictive drug

So no, reddit, tv and damn near anything are not drugs. Addictions maybe, not drugs. You are applying your feelings to the term to make it fit your ideas. Either way, this is all beside the point.

Do I believe that those who fought against segregation were doing something wrong? No. I believe it was warranted. I believe that because I feel that it was a human rights violation and I dont believe that drug laws are human rights violations.

As for your wager, it's a good thing you didnt bet big money because I dont believe that the laws of this democratic society truly reflect the will of the majority of the people. I know that politicians are influenced by corporations and greed. It's the way of any political system. It sucks, but that's human nature and it will never change as much as we want it to.

I have to stop here and call you out. Did you REALLY just say that you are okay with a cop getting killed because he arrested someone for pot? I dont even.. I mean... Seriously... wtf? Are you insane?

The civil rights movement included a LOT of legal action. Go back and check your history.

So TV and reddit have no psychological effect when ingested? Interesting. Now your dodging my question. DO YOU BELIEVE THOSE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST SEGREGATION WITH ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES WERE IN THE WRONG? I know dam well that it involved a lot of legal actions, but I want to know if you think what they did illegally, under ridiculous laws, was ethical. I don't think you did hear me right. I said "ruin someones life" and you interpreted that as "arrested someone for pot" I'm saying if you put someone in jail for years, take there children away, deny sick people there medicine, and take away there college funding, YOU (The cop) are responsible. I'm so sick of the reasoning that you can do the most fucked up shit on earth if your "just doing my job". Like I believe you're implying, people are responsible for there actions. That's why if that guy decides to take a piece of shit such as this off the earth, I won't shed a tear.

First of all, its not the goddamned cop thats responsible. It's the system. The cop just does his fucking job as it's laid out in the LAW. If you have such a problem with the process then you need to be happy about the murder of thousands upon thousands of people who believe the laws are justified and continually act to keep those laws in place. We are talking judges, lawyers, activists, voters, etc.

If you dont like the law, act to change it. Smoking pot and getting pissed of for getting busted is not going to change it. It may sway some peoples decisions when there are things like the celebrations in Colorado but its not what is going to be the largest game changer. Activism in legal ways are what really get things done. Talk to your congressmen, talk to your friends, put out flyers. THIS is how you really get shit done. The social stigma for smoking pot is so strong with the conservatives that you sitting around being high is just going to make them hate it even more.

I'm seriously done with this conversation. I have absolutely no desire to debate with someone who advocates the killing of police for doing their fucking job. Until the law changes and marijuana is legal, they are not responsible for YOUR FUCKING ACTIONS.